ATSSSAN berates Reps on Dana, NCAA

Members of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN), have expressed disappointment over the dissemination of wrong information to the public by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, who they said have become pseudo experts on critical aviation matters, affirming that such misinformation has negative impact on the integrity of safety in Nigeria.

A statement signed by the national president of ATSSSAN Comrade Benjamin Okewu, confirmed that the global aviation regulator, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), recommends the eligibility requirements and qualification for designation of inspectors .

This requirement, Okewu said is implemented by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA), in areas of airworthiness and operations in the discharge of regulatory and oversight duties.

“An Inspector that is rated on a Boeing 727-200 Series for instance is very qualified to inspect an MD 83. He needs not be rated on the MD 83. This is because the MD 83 and the Boeing 727-200 and some other aircraft types are similar in the area of design, engines, avionics, instruments and other configurations. This is called alternative means of compliance”.